Young Democrats for Europe

The Young Democrats for Europe (officially (in French) Jeunes Démocrates Européens) is the youth wing of the European Democratic Party. The seat of the organisation is Brussels.

Young Democrats for Europe (YDE)

Formation	2007 (2007)
Type	Centrism Pro-Europeanism
Headquarters	Rue de l'Industrie 4 1000 Brussels, Belgium
President	Asier Areitio
Secretary General	Alice Bernard-Montini
Treasurer	Sergio Medina Hernandez
Spokesperson	Sergio Soares
Parent organisation	European Democratic Party
Affiliations	Alliance of Democrats
Website	youngdemocrats.eu

History

It was announced on 9 May 2007, the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, and formally established at its first Conference on 22 September 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The founding members are the youth wings of the seven EDP founding parties:

• Youth of the Daisy - Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (Italy)
• Young Democrats - Democratic Movement (France)
• Alternativa Giovanile - Popular Alliance (San Marino)
• Europaiko Komma (Cyprus)
• Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS (Lithuania)
• Cesta Změny (Czech Republic)
• Euzko Gaztedi (Basque Country)

Members

Full members

Country	Youth organisation	Mother Party	Member
Croatia	Youth of NS Reformisti (previously Youth of National Forum)	People's Party - Reformists	since 2014
Cyprus	Συμμαχία Νέων	Citizens' Alliance	since 2016
France	Jeunes Démocrates	Democratic Movement	founding member
Germany	Junge Freie Wähler	Free Voters	since 2017
Greece	Νεολαία Ένωσης Κεντρώων	Union of Centrists	since 2016
Italy	API Giovani (previously Giovani della Margherita)	Alliance for Italy	founding member
Poland	Młodzi Liberałowie (previously Związek Młodzieży Demokratycznej)	Alliance of Democrats	since 2011
San Marino	Generazione Futura (previously Alternativa Giovanile)	Future Republic	founding member
Slovakia	Mladi Europania	European Democratic Party	since 2011
Spain / Basque Country	Euzko Gaztedi Indarra	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)	founding member
Spain / Canary Islands	Jóvenes Nacionalistas	Canarian Coalition	since 2017
Romania	PRO Romania Tineret	PRO Romania Social Liberal	since 2020

Observing members

Country	Youth organisation	Mother Party	Member
Latvia	LRA Jaunatnes nodaļa	Latvian Association of Regions	since 2017

Former members

Cyprus

• Neolaia Europaikou Kommatos - NEK (founding member) 2007-2016

Czech Republic

• Cesta Změny (founding member)

France

• UDI Jeunes (Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI)) - 2014-2016

Lithuania

• Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS (founding member) - 2007-2014

Slovakia

• Demokraticke Forum Mladeze (Democratic Slovakia Party) - 2011-2015

External links

• Press release of Young Democrats for Europe on the day of Europe
• Birth of the first young European democratic voice